My cousin is clearing out her fathers house, he looked after the affairs of a friend Arthur Lee, and found a lot of family history information. This gentleman had no children of his own. She has a framed document from Arthur's time in the navy which records his passing the equator for the first time in 1964 and a letter signed by Prince Philip, with whom he served in the navy. There are also family photographs and a letter form Philip dated 1947 when he visited Burnley and spoke again to Arthur and introduced him and Marjorie (wife) to the Queen.
Arthur was born in 1910 in Burnley, married Marjory Mosley in 1937 in Burnley and died in Lytham St Anne' s in 1995. Arthurs ancestors all appear to have come from Burnley, his family names are;- LEE, SIMPSON, HOYLE, HARRISON.
Marjory's side of the family names are MOSLEY, WHARTON AND ALDERSON (from Burnley and Muker in Yorkshire)
My cousin also has the following birth, death and marriage certificates and wills as follows:-
She would like to pass it all on to a relative or anybody that would be interested, rather than throwing it all away.
Marriage: James Alderson and Isabella Wharton 12.6.1869
Charles Mosley and Isabella Alderson 14.5.1907 - Marjorie's father and mother
James Lee and Ellen Simpson 2.9.1909 - Arthur's father and mother
Tom Whitham and Ellen Lee 16.6.1937 - Arthur's mother remarried
Arthur Lee and Marjorie Mosley 29.6.1937
Wills
Marjorie's grandparents Isabella Wharton (born 1846) - parents Titus and Diana Wharton - we have a copy of Titus will. Also wills for James Lee died 28.1.1936 (will dated 27.3.1936 - is this possible?), Ellen Witham died 9.11.1953 (Arthur's mother, will dated 5.12.1953), Dinah Alderson died 14.2.1961 ( Marjorie's mother, will dated 23.3.1961).
Births
Ellen Simpson 14.3.1882 ( maiden name Harrison)
James Lee 22.5.1882, son of James Lee and Eve, formerly Hoyle
Isabella Wharton 3.11.1946, daughter of Titus and Dinah
Robert Alderson 1.2.1885, James and Isabella Wharton, formerly Hoyle
Marjorie Mosley 4.1.1909, daughter of Charles and Isobella Mosley, formerly Alderson
Arthur Lee 26.3.1910
Deaths
James Alderson 25.8.1903
Isobella Alderson 15.1.1927
Isobella Ogden 28.1.1952 (born 1884)
Ellen Witham 9.11.1953
Miles Thomas Alderson 13.1.1964
Marjorie Lee 4.12.1988
Arthur Lee 16.7.1995
I feel sure that there must be relatives somewhere and would like to find any who might be interested. Please let me know if you are interested.
Jeanne
